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Now Showing in THE STAR THEATER

  
Amazing Caves
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The Alps
SkyDome 8/70™ large-format film
Join an American climber as he embarks on the most perilous and meaningful ascent of his life. This extraordinary journey will take him to Europe’s majestic Alps, where he will overcome his darkest fears to realize his greatest potential in one of the world’s most extreme and breathtaking environments.
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Extreme Planets
A full-dome digital star show
Join the quest for extra-solar planets in an immersive full-dome tour of extreme Earth-like environments from water-worlds to molten landscapes, inhabitable moons and planets with multiple suns!
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FREE Exhibits
Our museum contains changing hands-on interactive displays, as well as permanent exhibits including large-scale rotating Earth and moon globes, a black hole demonstrator, dozens of meteorites and more >> 


Shop at the Planetarium
Our Gift Shop offers a large selection of telescopes and Telescope imagebinoculars, as well as a wide variety of science related toys, books and apparel. more >>

News & Events

• New membership benefits now include free admission to select museums worldwide. more >>

• Join us for Planet-X Night the third Thursday of each month. more >>

• Register today for the LEGO® Robotics Workshop.  more >>   pdf >>

• Perceptual Relativity exhibition exploring the human mind opens Dec. 7, 2007.  more >>

• Reserve a spot with Preschool Summer 2008 Activities on Monday mornings.  pdf >>

• Live SkyTonight Star Talk first Friday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Planetarium.  more >>

• Come and see the Marianna Lucido Exhibition.  more >>

• Join the Planetarium the first Thursday of each month at the Nevada Museum of Art.  more >>

• Tune in to “Stars Over X-ville” on KTHX-FM 100.1 Tuesdays at 7:45 a.m.  more >>

Field Trips & Birthday Parties

Birthday imageWe welcome groups and special events, and offer a 10 percent discount for groups of 10 or more with advance reservations.  more >>

Planetarium facilities can accommodate a wide range of special events including birthday parties, business meetings, graduation parties and more. Call us for details.  pdf >>

How to Reach Us
Showtime hotline: (775) 784-4811
Business office: (775) 784-4812

Getting Here
We are located north of Lawlor Events Center on Virginia Street, on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, 1.5 miles north of the downtown Reno arch. Free parking is available in the West Stadium Parking Complex, level 3, just east of the planetarium. map >>